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...Massachusetts Office of Bar Counsel dismissed a disciplinary complaint last Thursday against Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz that accused him of unprofessional conduct...
...Compaq, several institutional shareholders voted for the deal because of a recommendation by Institutional Shareholder Services, a proxy advisory firm that blessed the merger; it gave its approval partly on the assumption that "key managers from each company will assume important posts after the merger." Explains Patrick McGurn, general counsel for ISS: "We were left with the impression that we were getting two leaders for the price of one. There was never a time when Capellas said to us that he was hedging his bets...
John C. Mirick, chair of the Board of Bar Overseers, said that all complaints about ethical conduct are directed to the Office of Bar Counsel for investigation. That office then recommends either dismissal or further action...
...proceedings are confidential. Officials in the Office of Bar Counsel did not return repeated phone calls...
...general counsel to University President Lawrence H. Summers recommended last year that Harvard join the WRC, according to an administrative source. Two years ago, the Undergraduate Council and the Crimson Staff recommended Harvard join the WRC and give the FLA the boot. In November 2000, Allan A. Ryan Jr., then the University attorney, told The Crimson, in comparing the FLA and the WRC, “The WRC is at this point not as advanced…If things move along, we won’t rule out looking to join.” This objection is no longer valid...